to start off we found out we were pregnant again!!! yay! I was very excited and relieved that I could get pregnant and of course nervous that it would be the same as last time so i quickly scheduled an appointment with the OB in Tuscon so I could get an early ultrasound to make sure it implanted in the right spot this time.
we checked a few things off our bucket list before leaving town... including visiting the beach at least one more time, and going to waffle house. earlier this year when bubba watson won the masters for a second time he went to waffle house after to celebrate... so we decided we had better go once before we leave the south...
daniel had a good time playing outside as much as possible... the weather was beautiful this time of year...
the boys also had a blast playing with the hose on the trampoline for hours one afternoon.
daddy also generously shared his panera bread cupcake with daniel... and wow was it a mess... but i'm guessing he loved every bite....
the last bit of the month i spent intensely cleaning the house... i wanted every bit of our deposit back on the house... and sure enough when we checked out she gave us the full amount... she said she had never seen a rental so clean. the movers came around the 20th... spent a fun two days of them packing and then living the weekend in boxes and chaos haha it was an adventure! daniel was so good the whole time the movers were there... stayed in his spot the whole day... on the couch while packing and in a corner of a room while the movers loaded the truck.....
we were also able to attend our ward halloween party right before we left... this year we dressed as skeletons... it was a fun night.. nice to see some faces before leaving town.
then we hit the road. the first day we just drove a short distance like 3-4 hours to Columbia, SC just to stay for the night. the next day we drove a couple hours to atlanta, ga. we went to the coca-cola factory/ museum. it was actually really fun. the best part was the giant polar bear... daniel loved him walked right up to him and danced with him and kept imitating him... it was really cute. then we went to the childrens museum there... which was pretty lame. but it entertained daniel for a little bit before hitting the road again.
that night we stayed in montgomery, al. felt like my home.... hahaha in high school my best friends gave me the middle name of montgomery since i didn't have one... silly, i know. the boys enjoyed swimming. i wasn't feeling super hot so i didnt' swim.
the next day we just drove to mobile, al. i will say that daniel was amazing this whole trip across the country... he just loves the car... he would take turns driving with me and then in daddy's car.
the next day we drove through new orleans... this part of the drive was really neat as you drive on the highway over water for a long time... a little scary but really neat too. new orleans was an interesting place.. we wanted to go to the french quarter and have lunch but wow traffic and parking were not possible so we headed back on the road towards this plantation we had planned to see anyway and stopped at the super cute restaurant near by it called the cabin. and when i got out of the car i realized i had been there before!!!! when i came out to louisianna for my college roommates wedding she took us there... ha! small world. after the awesome southern lunch we visited this beautiful plantation. something so awesome and unique about the south and their plantations. the tour guide was great fun... but the best part were the trees on the property!! just huge and beautiful.
that night we stayed in gonzales, la. took a little walk over to the cabelas and had fun looking at the animals... killing some time. the next morning we stopped over to see my college roommate lou (rachel tanner) and her super cute family and new house. it was so fun to see them.. and i love lou... never talk to her on the phone but man we get together and dont skip a beat. really fun. then we hit the road again for a long drive day. this time all the way to san antonio. we had fun that night exploring the river walk. just such a neat place there! had some really good mexican dinner... got serenaded... and had a really good night sleep after such a long day.
the next morning before hitting the road we stopped and saw the alamo... and there's still no basement in the alamo.... (points if you know what thats from!)
that day was another super long drive day into van horn. really long driving day. but we got there in time for a nice dinner at a local diner. and the next day we drove into Tucson. so glad to be off the road for a minute. and to be driving into scenery that feels so like home.
our poor cars were so nasty... i mean serious bug attack on the front!
we stayed in tucson for halloween... chris started work right away. jeff and stevie were nice enough to let us stay with them for a few days. i was heading off to vegas that weekend for two weeks and chris was going to fly up and meet us at the end of the two weeks to drive a uhaul back to tucson with just a 3rd of our stuff. the rest we were leaving in the garage in grandpas back yard.
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